Trinity Newsletter for April 17, 2025
Trinity Book Group Update
Trinity readers met on March 15 for our first gathering and decided the following: we will meet the third Saturday of the month at the Panera on East Sunshine at 9:00 a.m., we hope to read books from different genres, and we suggest a book be read ahead of time before recommending it to the group. Our first selections are Black Birds in the Sky by Brandy Colbert (April 26, a week later because of Easter), and Faith Bass Darling’s Last Garage Sale by Lynda Rutledge (May17). In June, Pastor Tom will recommend a book on Christian Nationalism for us to read. If you are interested in joining this group of enthusiastic readers, please contact Daphne Anderson.
Liturgists for April
We are grateful to the following people who are sharing their gifts with Trinity by serving as liturgists during the month of April.
April 13 - Jill Carter
April 20 - Brenda Sneed
April 27 - Jerry Lucietta
If you would like to serve as liturgist, please contact Martha Bledsoe.
Prayer Chain
There are currently 11 people on Trinity’s Prayer Chain. Pray-ers receive text messages whenever someone requests prayer. Prayer requests can be as specific or general as the requester wants. Two people were added to the Prayer Chain after filling out Helping Hands at Trinity Connects on January 26. If you would like to be added to the Prayer Chain, please text Pastor Tom at 920-237-9840. If you would like to request prayer, please text Pastor Tom at 920-237-9840.
Contacting the Church Office
To reach Alyssa Spradlin, Director of Communication & Administrative Ministries, to communicate with the church office use this and only this email address:
Screen Time?
Our wonderful AV team would like to request that if you ever need anything put on the screens for any service that is held at Trinity, please let us know in advance so we can load things into the program properly. Sometimes it is very hard to load things moments before an event. Thank you for this consideration.
Lost and Found
Wondering where your pen, mug, charger, book, hat, sunglasses, or other elusive item is? Items turned into the church office will be placed in our new Lost & Found tubs, located on the shelf above the accessibility devices near the West entrance.
Wiggle Room
Everyone is welcome in the sanctuary. If you have a fussy child and would like to step out while continuing to participate in worship, please feel free to make use of our new Wiggle Room in Room 14. The room is outfitted with comfortable chairs, a changing table, a small bathroom, and a new (to us) television mounted on the wall, showing the livestream. Please note that children in the Wiggle Room must be accompanied by a grownup who brought them. Children three-and-under can be dropped off in the Nursery in Room 12.
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Annual Garage Sale Coming Soon
Mike Simpson helps with the setup for the
Two Congregation Church Garage Sale
May 1-3, 2025
Save your stuff!
Details and volunteer sign-up sheets will be available startng April 6
at the desk outside the Nave and at the West Door
Proceeds support Refugee Resettlement through the
International Institute of Southwest MO
Slides Before Worship Service
If your group would like to get slides in the pre-service announcement time, they need to email them to Robert Reed.
Trinity Sunday School Classes
Sunday School opportunities for all ages. Please consider joining us in exploring our faith and learning from one another in spaces of grace and love. All classes begin at 10:15 a.m.
Children's Sunday School: We meet from 10:15-11:15 in room 10. This semester the Children's Sunday School will be studying the ministry of Jesus and stories of people he interacted with. We will have special lessons related to One Great Hour or Sharing and Easter too. The semester will conclude by learning stories about Paul and his travels.
Adult Class Offerings
Please join us in Topical Discussions Fellowship for Sunday school.
We meet 10:15-11:15 in Fellowship Hall, with good fellowship, coffee, and treats.
If you would like to join the class by Zoom, please contact the church office.
Our topics in April are:
April 6 - The Women Around Jesus-Part One Laura Fleetwood, facilitator
April 13 - The Women Around Jesus-Part Two Laura Fleetwood, facilitator
April 20 - No Class: Easter Sunday
April 27 - The Message of Jesus: The Resurrection and the Life Dave Muegge, facilitator
This Lenten Season, the Room 17 Adult class will be using the Devotional Everything [in] Between created by A Santified Art, a group of artists and clergy who can help us experience scripture through their creativity.
The Gospel of Luke is the focus of this devotional series which we will begin on Sunday, March 9 at 10:15. Devotional Books are available at the west entrance.
We hope you will join us on this journey through Lent.
Questions to the church office or Amy Price.
Four and More: This Bible study derives its name from meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesdays (presently meeting in person in room 17 at Trinity, and by Zoom). Anyone wanting to join can send their email address to the study leader Jane Huffstetler, and she will provide the Zoom.
